Tar Heel Scouters Visit Beckley on Journey to National Ranch
A group of 26 Tar Heel State Boy Scout leaders toured Beckley to begin a multi city journey to Philmont New Mexico. Rev Russell Burns of West Jefferson NC accompanied the group as one of three adults. other leaders included G T Carter and Paul Bingham. They enjoyed a 6 15 am breakfast hosted by Beckley Civitan Club then toured the Eastern Gas and Fuel mine at Eccles before continuing to Charleston and onward to Portsmouth Ohio Cleveland Ohio Chicago Illinois and beyond. Local Civitan members assisted with arrangements and Rex Johnson spoke on maximizing the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Old Hickory Council
North Carolina
Beckley Civitan Club
National Boy Scout Ranch
Philmont
N. M
Paul Bingham
West Jefferson
G. T. Carter
Winston-Salem
J. E. Sharp
Jeff Shields
Squadron 11
Lance New
Winston- Salem
Johnny Badger
Fagle
Russell Burns
Rex Johnson
Raleigh County
Tar Heel
Presbyterian Church
N. C
Burne
Oscar Burns
Welch
W. W
Cal Seminary
Richmond
Winston Salem
Beaver Creek
el Chico
Beckley Civitans
Gas and Fuel Associates
Eccles
Sparta
Jefferson
Salem
Millers Creek
Crumpler
Charleston
State Capitol
Portsmouth
Cleveland
Chicago
Ill
Michael
St. Nicholas Orthodox Church
D. C. Lynn
Bernard H. White
N. R. Coleman
O. D. Hall
Robert Kletzly
James Farris
I. D. Christian
M. R. Wein
Mel Verost
R. H. Lynskey
Phelps Services Sef Wednesday Funeral for Rosie Bell Phelps
Mrs. Rosie Bell Phelps 83 dies from fall injuries in Charleston hospital. Funeral at Dorothy Presbyterian Church at 3 p.m. Wednesday with Rev Jack Weller. Burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery Lawson. Survived by 2 daughters 7 sons 50 grandchildren 136 great grandchildren and 10 great great grandchildren. Body at Armstrong Mortuary Whitesville taken to son Raymond’s home at 5 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosie Bell Phelps
Dorothy
Dorothy Presbyterian Church
Jack Weller
Phelps
Odd Fellows
Lawson
Charleston
Sylvia Welshham
Warwood
Goldie Kavinsky
Homer
Hurricane
Roscoe
Lovington
Ill
Cecil
Sylvester
Annis
Less
Raymond
Inne
Wharton
Emma
Hodge
Huntington
Anderson Rites To the Wednesday
Funeral services for Charles John Anderson 86 Beckley will be held at 11 a m Wednesday at St Stephen s Episcopal Church. The Rev O Worth May will officiate burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park He was a native of Jamestown New York and former Minneapolis Saulte Ste Marie Railroad employee who lived with Mr and Mrs A F Matson since retirement He died Monday after a short illness He is survived by Mrs Matson another daughter Mrs Mabelle Anderson of New York City two sisters Mrs M C Benson of Chicago and Mrs O W Noren of Wichita The body will lie at the Coffee Funeral Home until one hour before the service then proceed to the church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles John Anderson
Beckley
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
O. Worth May
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley RDC Discusses Landfill Standstill and Camp Aid
The Beckley Area Rural Development Council noted a halt in the sanitary landfill project and planned to consult county deputies about locating sites. J C Lorig of the State Road Commission will estimate construction costs. The group also pledged funds to sponsor a local child to the Raleigh County Conservation Camp next week, selecting a recipient who cannot afford it. The commission reviewed past forestry attendance and outlined aims for the year including a farm woodland demonstration, continued landfill and roadside planning, and supporting the Beckley Farmers' Market with Christmas trees and walnuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forestry Commission
Beckley Area Rural Development Council
Co. T. Shackelford
RDC
J. C. Lorig
State Road Commission
Raleigh County Conservation
Garland Shaver
Shackelford
Beckley
Ohio Graduates See Turnpike on Florida Tour
Sixty six North High School graduates from Columbus Ohio traveled to Florida on a post graduation trip returning Monday night. They journeyed by Greyhound buses leaving June 10 and paid about 69 dollars for hotel and transportation plus roughly 3 dollars per day for meals. Most earned the money themselves including one boy who sold newspapers for five years. In Fort Lauderdale the group was entertained by the Marland Beach Hotel with dancing and buffet suppers. They visited Miami Beach and enjoyed a moonlight bay and causeways cruise with chaperones Mr and Mrs Harold Fike and several mothers accompanying the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North High School
Columbus
Glasshouse
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Greyhound
Marland Beach
Miami Beach
Harold Fike
Florence Burkhard
Marge Kanan
Mary Clarke
Mary June MacNamara
Scouters Aim To Reach 7000 Dollar Goal In Raleigh County Drive
Rex Johnson predicts the Raleigh County Boy Scout drive will hit its 7000 dollar target, aided by 1300.26 raised in a house to house canvass led by about 200 mothers and women. Campaign chair Waldo LaFon calls the effort a big success and notes the workers contacted many people, boosting long term interest in scouting. Johnson thanks co chairmen James Prince and the campaign team for their faithful labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Beckley
Rex Johnson
Johnson
Waldo LaFon
Boy Scouts
James D. Prince
James Prince
General Financial
Raleigh
Mystery balloons tied to Chessie Fare Festival solved
Balloon sightings near Beckley Monday night were part of the Chessie Fare Festival sponsored by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. A C and O spokesman said additional balloons will be released later this week carrying notes directing finders to return them to the ticket office on S Kanawha St for a deck of Chessie playing cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
C and O
S. Kanawha St
Pastors Rally Planned At Local Baptist Church
A pastor's rally at the Little Rock Baptist Church of Thayer is sponsored by the Christian Co-Workers with pre services at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Adults and youth programs run Wednesday through Friday, final message at 12 45 p.m. Sunday. The Rev. P A Davis is pastor and deacons S R Brown and G E Diggs lead the church, with Mrs Gladys Brown and others on the arrangement committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock Baptist Church
Thayer
Christian Co-Workers
P. A. Davis
S. R. Brown
G. E. Diggs
Gladys Brown
O. D. Davis
C.O. Shepherd
Mass of Saber-Tooth Skulls Recovered From La Brea Pits
Authorities report more than 1500 saber-tooth tiger skulls recovered from the La Brea tar pits in Los Angeles. Researchers say the find covers extensive remains and sheds light on ancient predators in the region.
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la Brea
Los Angeles
Fifth Annual Miss Southern West Virginia Beauty Contest
Date set for July 8 at Little Beaver Park. Fifth annual event invites women ages 15 to 25 with parental consent for minors. Hostess will be 1955 winner Ella Conner of Cool Ridge along with former winners Kitty Sue Ballard, Carolyn Morrison, and Patricia Jean Basham participating as hosts. Contact Frank Bowman or park lifeguards for entry details.
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Little Beaver Park
Kitty Sue Ballard
Mt. Hope
Carolyn Morrison
Beckley
Patricia Jean Basham
Mabscott
Gideons Elect R. L. Dickerson
Beckley Gideons elected new officers Monday night at El Chico Restaurant with R. L. Dickerson chosen president. Clyde Ferguson installed as state Gideons president. Memorial services were held for D. O. Totten who died May 12. Other officers named include Deen Thurman as vice president A C Cline secretary treasurer Charles Calloway chaplain A L Rohrer vice chaplain Ira Whitlock Bible secretary and Wesley Hedrick assistant Bible secretary.
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Beckley Gideons
R. L. Dickerson
Clyde Ferguson
Charleston
The
Gideons
D. O. Totten
el Chico
Deen Thurman
A. C. Cline
Charles Calloway
A. L. Rohrer
Ira Whitlock
Wesley Hedrick
Escapee Caught In Baltimore
Lacy Shrewsbury a 40 year old inmate was arrested in Baltimore Maryland on Sunday during a police raid. He will be returned to the West Virginia State Penitentiary at Moundsville from which he escaped two weeks ago. Shrewsbury a trusty at the prison was involved in the nobody watched the watchman escapade. Prison officials say the regular watchman has been discharged.
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Lacy Shrewsbury
Baltimore
West Virginia
Moundsville
Shrewsbury
Six Beckley waitresses win Mystery Milk Man silver dollars
Six silver dollars have been awarded in Beckley area for the Mystery Milk Man contest part of the American Dairy Association drive to boost milk consumption. Winners include Beat rice Hollman Thompson Drug Lowell Walker Sportsman Grill Janice Ewing Depot Lunch Ida Mae Hutchinson Nick's Diner Naomi Daugherty Colony Drug Betty Thompson Nick's Diner.
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Beckley-Lewisburg
Beckley
Beckley Area
Janice Ewing
Depot Lunch
Ida Mae Hutchinson
Nick's Diner
Naomi Daugherty
Colony Drug Inc
Betty Thompson
Nick's
Wednesday Rites For City Dentist
The Rev A H Wilson will conduct funeral services for Dr Terrance Clyde Moorefield 59 at the Christian Church at 2 p.m. Wednesday Burial will be in Greenbrier Burial Park at Hinton The body will be taken from Keyser Funeral Home to the church one hour before the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Wilson
Terrance Clyde Moorefield
Christian Church
Greenbrier
Hinton
Keyser
June 30 Deadline For Car Registration In West Virginia
Raleigh County residents were reminded by the DMV Commissioner Joseph P. Condry that June 30 is the car registration deadline. About 280,000 vehicles have been registered this year with 585,352 more expected by month’s end. In 1955-56 Raleigh County registered 15,700 automobiles, per the office. Three Raleigh Countians arraigned Monday, for assault, were fined $5 plus costs each. offenders were Glenn Willis of Crab Orchard, Billy Willis of Crab Orchard, and Elmer Roberts of Mabscott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Department of Motor Vehicles
Joseph P. Condry
West Virginia
Raleigh County
Charles
T. N. Thurman
Glenn
Billy Willis
Crab Orchard
Elmer Roberts
Mabscott
Milk Man Lure: One of Twenty Wins Silver Dollar Prize
A raffle style prompt offers a silver dollar to the lucky milk man who asks the magic question. The prize goes to one of twenty participants, creating a playful incentive in the workplace.
State Auditor Approves School Aid for Three Counties
State Auditor approved $78,445 in June aid to Fayette, Raleigh and Wyoming counties as the ninth and final month of the 1955-56 school year. Total yearly distribution reached $775,327 to schools statewide with Fayette $61,173, Raleigh $7,562 and Wyoming $9,910.
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Fayette
Raleigh
Wyoming
Auto Parts Thefts Reported In Beckley Police Investigations
Beckley police investigate several auto mobile parts thefts reported this week. Six used casings and six tubes valued at about 100 dollars were stolen from Sparks Esso Station on the 1921 By-Pass along with four hub caps from a lot owned by Adolph Bair Corp. Both thefts reported Sunday. Also stolen were two windshield wipers and a radio aerial from Clyde R. Taylor’s car on June 16. Two rear view mirrors were taken from J W Thurman. A separate note mentions Lourdes shrine visitors and limestone skeletons, but these are unrelated.
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Sparks Esso
Adolph Bair Corp
Clyde R. Taylor
South
Kanawha St
J. W. Thurman
Laren Ave
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Whitesville
Anderson
Beckley Farmers’ Market
Ohio
Turnpike
Florida
Munis
BOF
Oooh
Alee
Adele
Cohen
Neville
J. B. Elliot
Thrifty Homemakers Club
Cleva Patterson
Greenbrier Fair
Dorcas Mission
Central Street Baptist Church
Edna Payne
Jake Scott
Lanark
William Love
Elder
Ira Stafford
Maben
Sarah G. Braxton
Sarah Braxton
Lucy Smith
Mary Carr
Raleigh General Hospital
Glen White
Shady Grove Mission Society
Rosa Martin
Belle Gipson
Fannie B. Allen
Hosea Martin
Lucy Ward
Roger Ward
Gale Shaw
Mae Jefferson
Post Graduate Hospital of Nursing
Illinois
Glen Jean
George D. Trice
Trice
Killarney
Felix Graves
Russell Christian
Shirley
Maria
Minnie Randolph
Jimmie Payne
Jo Ann Christian
Katherine Austin
Leroy Turner
Mary Tucker
Washington, D. C
West Virginia Turnpike
Fred M. Schultze
Aan SA ‘ SA ‘% Music CO. Ee
S. Kanawha
Tee
Shrine of
Lourdes
France
Penney Price
Penney’s
Far East
Penney
Brentwood
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